EVH Wolfgang Special Electric Guitar. Maple FB, Gloss Black

DESCRIPTION

Road-tested in arenas around the world, the Wolfgang® Special is a purebred music-making machine, designed with stunning style, giant sound and high-speed playability.

The Wolfgang Special features a basswood body with an arched top and a robust graphite-reinforced bolt-on quartersawn maple neck. The neck is carved and rolled to Eddie Van Halen's exacting specifications and features a hand-rubbed urethane back finish. Primed for high performance, energetic riffing and blazing leads, the 12"-16" compound radius maple fingerboard has 22 jumbo frets and black dot inlays. Truss rod adjustments have also never been easier thanks to a spoke wheel conveniently located at the base of the neck.

A pair of flagship custom designed black EVH® Wolfgang Alnico 2 humbucking pickups are mounted directly to the body, providing dynamic yet articulate voicing, as well as endless sustain for powerful chords and melody lines. A sturdy and dependable EVH-branded Floyd Rose® locking trem and Floyd Rose locking nut work in tandem for precise tuning even with extreme changes in pitch, while the EVH D-Tuna® retunes to drop-D and back with strict accuracy at the flick of a finger, with a low-friction volume control for smooth swells and a high-friction tone control that prevents accidental tone shifting.

Spotlight-ready, the Wolfgang Special is available in a variety of finishes with matching headstocks, single-ply body binding and black hardware.

FEATURES

• 25.5" scale length
• Basswood body with arched top
• Graphite-reinforced bolt-on quartersawn maple neck
• Neck is carved and rolled to Eddie Van Halen's specifications with hand-rubbed satin urethane back finish
• 12"-16" compound radius maple fingerboard with 22 jumbo frets and black dot inlays
• Convenient heel-mount truss rod adjustment spoke wheel
• Direct mount EVH® Wolfgang bridge and neck humbucking pickups
• EVH-branded Floyd Rose locking trem and Floyd Rose locking nut
• EVH D-Tuna
• Three-way toggle switch, EVH volume control (500K EVH Bourns® Low Friction Pot) with treble bleed circuit and tone control (250K EVH Bourns High Friction)
• Available in Satin Surf Green with cream body binding, color matched headstock and chrome hardware

BOLT-ON QUARTERSAWN MAPLE NECK WITH EDDIE VAN HALEN'S UNIQUE WOLFGANG BACKSHAPE
Bolt-on is a type of neck construction that joins the maple neck to the body of the guitar with screws or bolts, resulting in bright tone with more control. The quartersawn grain runs the length of the neck for a stronger piece of wood, and is less susceptible to shrinking, warping or splitting, while graphite-reinforcement rods flank the truss rod for even more increased neck stability. For those who prefer a fatter neck, the Wolfgang backshape is a thicker profile in comparison to the standard or modified C- shape with a .805” thickness at the 3rd fret and .890” at the 12th fret.

12"-16" COMPOUND RADIUS MAPLE FINGERBOARD
The innovative 12"-16" Compound Radius Maple Fingerboard design gradually flattens toward the heel from its smaller and more rounded profile at the nut for unparalleled comfortable chording and riffing near the nut and seamless bending near the heel. Maple is a dense wood that produces bright, snappy tones, articulate notes with bite and a tight low end.

HEEL-MOUNT TRUSS ROD ADJUSTMENT SPOKE WHEEL
Humidity and temperature fluctuations wreak havoc on a guitar’s neck. With the truss rod adjustment wheel placed at the heel of the neck, you (or your guitar tech) can quickly insert a 1.5 mm Allen wrench between the strings for seamless neck relief tweaks on the fly.

DIRECT MOUNT EVH WOLFGANG HUMBUCKING PICKUPS
Not all humbuckers are created equal. Direct mount EVH Wolfgang humbuckers with Alnico 2 magnets are hotter and harness Eddie’s scorching signature lead tone that captivated the world of rock ‘n’ roll in the ‘70s and ‘80s. These pickups deliver rich harmonics, cutting highs and snarling mids in spades.

SPECS

General
SERIES - Wolfgang Special
ORIENTATION - Right-Hand
COLOR - Gloss Black
COUNTRY OF ORIGIN- MX

Neck
HEADSTOCK - EVH Wolfgang
NECK MATERIAL - Quartersawn Maple
NECK FINISH - Hand-Rubbed Satin Urethane
NECK SHAPE - Wolfgang Backshape
NECK CONSTRUCTION - Bolt-On with Graphite Reinforcement
NECK THICKNESS - .805" at 3rd & .890" at 12th Fret
FINGERBOARD RADIUS - 12"-16" Compound Radius (304.8 mm to 406.4 mm)
FINGERBOARD MATERIAL - Maple
POSITION INLAYS - Black Dot
SIDE DOTS - Black
NUMBER OF FRETS - 22
TRUSS ROD - EVH-Branded with Wheel
TRUSS ROD NUT - Heel-Mount Truss Rod Adjustment Wheel
STRING NUT - Floyd Rose R2 Locking
NUT WIDTH - 1.625" (41.3 mm)
NUT MATERIAL - Floyd Rose R2 Locking

Body
BODY - Arched Basswood
BODY FINISH - Gloss Urethane
BODY SHAPE - Wolfgang
BODY BINDING - 1-Ply Cream
BODY MATERIAL - Arched Basswood

Hardware
BRIDGE - EVH-Branded Floyd Rose Locking Tremolo with EVH D-Tuna
TREMOLO BLOCK - Brass
PICKUP COVERS - Zebra
CONTROL KNOBS - Black Plastic with White Indicator
SWITCH TIP - Black
HARDWARE FINISH - Black
TUNING MACHINES - EVH-Branded Gotoh
STRING TREES - Floyd Rose Retainer Bar
STRINGS - EVH Nickel Plated Steel (.009-.042 Gauges)
TREMOLO ARM - Floyd Rose 1000 Series Locking
STRAP BUTTONS - Oversized

Electronics
BRIDGE PICKUP - Direct Mount EVH Wolfgang Humbucking
NECK PICKUP - Direct Mount EVH® Wolfgang® Humbucking
PICKUP CONFIGURATION - HH
CONTROLS - Volume (500K EVH Bourns Low Friction Pot) with Treble Bleed Circuit, Tone (250K EVH Bourns High Friction Pot)
SWITCHING - 3-Position Toggle: Position 1. Bridge Pickup, Position 2. Bridge and Neck Pickups, Position 3. Neck Pickup

Measurements
DIMENSIONS - 4.60x15.20x41.90 IN
SHIPPING WEIGHT- 10.90 LB
FRET SIZE - Jumbo
SCALE LENGTH - 25.5" (64.77 cm)
SHIPPING LENGTH - 41.90 IN
SHIPPING HEIGHT - 4.60 IN
SHIPPING WIDTH - 15.20 IN

Accessories
INCLUDED ACCESSORIES - Tremolo Arm, Hex Keys & User Manual
SADDLE HEIGHT WRENCH - N/A
TRUSS ROD WRENCH - 2.5 mm Hex

Miscellaneous
COMMODITY CODE - 9207901000